The kanji 頼: meaning, readings and stroke order

頼

Meaning: ask, rely on
On reading: ライ rai
Kun reading: たの（む） tanomu、たの（もしい） tanomoshii、たよ（る） tayoru
Strokes: 16
Radical: 頁 leaf
Level: Level 7 · junior high school
Old form: 賴

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhờ, dựa vào (lại)
Japanese: たのむ。たよる。
Korean: 부탁하다, 의지하다 (뢰)
Chinese: 拜托、依靠 (赖)

Readings, words and example sentences

ライ rai · on reading

信しん頼らい
trust
たがいに 信しん頼らいしています。
We trust each other.

たの（む） tanomu · kun reading

頼たのむ
to ask (for a favor)
兄に手伝いを 頼たのみます。
I ask my big brother to help me.

たの（もしい） tanomoshii · kun reading · less common

頼たのもしい
reliable, dependable
頼たのもしい 先ぱいです。
He is an older student we can count on.

たよ（る） tayoru · kun reading

頼たよる
to rely on
地図に 頼たよって 進みます。
We find our way by relying on the map.

Practise writing 頼 in the app

In Dino Kids your child writes 頼 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 7 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.

Get it on the App Store Get it on Google Play

Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.